Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Beginning in June 2023, animal antibiotics will no longer be labeled for sale over the counter. That means farmers will need a vet to get these medications.

High educational debt, lower potential earnings and a lack of support are contributing to the shortage of large animal veterinarians in the U.S., according to a new report.
coyote

A study found a reliance on unusual prey may have led to an unprovoked fatal coyote attack on a young woman who was hiking in a Canadian park in 2009.
Cover crops

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced another $325 million for “climate-smart” farming projects, bringing the total funding for the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program to over $3 billion. 
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park

The rock formations at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park make up one of the only exposed outcrops in northern Ohio. Learn how to safely hike there in winter.
After the Storm

After the Storm, a sculpture created by Ohio artist Kevin Lyles, is on display at the COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Grove at Great Seal State Park.
buckeye symposium andrew weaver

Farmers looking to diversify without expanding land use should consider raising sheep indoors, according to speakers at the annual Buckeye Symposium.

The pilot of the Check Your Engine project worked better than expected and revealed a need for more than just awareness training.
two men standing together in front of a farm store

Larry Daugherty runs Heritage Farms, a pasture-based livestock farm that is part business and part therapy for the combat-injured veteran.
barge on the Mississippi River

Marlin Clark weighs in on a couple of transportation issues that have threatened to stall grain movements in the U.S. and impacted grain prices.